Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-98070
Published: September 28, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU152382
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-98070
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in rds_tcp_reset_callbacks() in the RDS TCP transport when concurrent transmit and connection-reset operations access connection state. A remote attacker can trigger concurrent RDS transmission and connection-reset activity to compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-98070
Install security update from vendor's repository.